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Diplomacy of the Wastes

Card Name

Diplomacy of the Wastes

Mana Cost

2

Type

Sorcery

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

Target opponent reveals his or her hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. If you control a Warrior, that player loses 2 life.

Flavor Text

"Our emissaries are gifted negotiators." —Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(11/24/2014)
If you control a Warrior as Diplomacy of the Wastes resolves, the target opponent will lose 2 life even if that player didn't discard a card (perhaps because they had no cards in hand).